Monument record 0289300000 - TOWN MILL (DENHAM MILL)
Summary
Eleventh to nineteenth century records of Town watermill
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- CORN MILL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1899 AD)
- WATERMILL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
2 MILLS ON DENHAM MANOR 1086 (B1,B7; ALSO CASS 02894).
CORN MILL BY CHURCH CALLED TOWN MILL, 1388 (B6).
1596: 2 MILLS, 'WATERMILL IN DENHAM' & 'TOWN MI LL' 1616, 'TOWN MILL' & 'DENHAM MILL' (B7).
1798; JOHN NASH, TOWN MILL (B3).
ON MAPS (B2,B4-5).
CEASED WORKING C1892 (B8).
NOW PRIVATE HOUSE, NO MACHINERY SURVIVING (B9).
Detailed historical notes and 1930s condition. Used as a residence in 2006 (B10)
Water mill known as 'Moor House Mill'…first mentioned in 1388 and last used 1892 (B11).
Sources (11)
- <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire.
- <2>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
- <3>SBC12399 Bibliographic reference: POSSE COMITATUS 1798 (MS AT BRO, REF: L/P/15 & 16).
- <4>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
- <5>SBC10114 Map: OS 1868/81 SIX INCH MAP 1ST EDN (& SUBSEQUENT EDIT IONS).
- <6>SBC7348 Bibliographic reference: LATHBURY R H 1904 HISTORY OF DENHAM PP460-463.
- <7>SBC15513 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P260.
- <8>SBC7001 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS 1863-1892.
- <9>SBC12030 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R FIELD VISIT 1979.
- <10>SBC23045 Bibliographic reference: Michael Farley, Edward Legg and James Venn (eds). 2007. The Watermills of Buckinghamshire: A 1930s account by Stanley Freese with original photographs. p.206.
- <11>SBC20011 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2001. Chilterns Chalk Streams Project: Chess & Misbourne Valleys - Archaeological Assessment.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 04420 86710 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DENHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jul 19 2016 9:08AM
